Portola Drive Station attack

The Portola Drive Station attack occurred on 3 March 2018, when APRU militant Joseph Lagunas killed 33 people in a shooting attack at the Portola Drive Station in Los Angeles, California. One afternoon, Lagunas entered the station equipped with an RPG-7, two assault rifles, a few grenades, and a machine-pistol, and he began the attack by throwing a grenade at people waiting in the space between the first and second security checkpoints. He proceeded to gun down the two LAPD policemen stationed there with his assault rifle, and he fired on fleeing civilians as he made his way towards the second turnstile. Lagunas methodically shot at civilians as he headed past the turnstile and down the escalator, and he held his position at the platform as police began to respond. He engaged in a lengthy shootout with police, and a few rocket-propelled grenades were fired at the police during their gun battle. The shooting came to an end when an injured LAPD officer, who had fallen onto the tracks, shot Lagunas dead with his pistol as Lagunas headed to finish him off. The attack came after a long drought of APRU attacks against the LAPD.